Fish Legal has secured more than £8,500 in compensation for its member Ripon Angling Club (RAC). This was due to damage caused by poorly-managed flood protection works by the Environment Agency (EA) on the River Skell near Ripon in North Yorkshire.The EA is supposed to notify in advance anyone who may be affected by this […]
Environment Agency Pays Up After Flood Works Damage Fishery
Minister Backs Angling Trust on Killer Chemicals
Angling and fishery organisations have today welcomed an announcement from the Natural Environment Minister Richard Benyon that plans are being drawn up to remove products containing the dangerous insecticide Chlorpyrifos from domestic sale.Mr Benyon was responding to strong representations from the Angling Trust, the national representative body for anglers, and fishery owners along the Kennet […]
Angling Trust calls for a ban on the domestic use of killer chemical
Following the identification of the pesticide chlorpyrifos as the cause of last month’s pollution of a 15kms section of the upper Kennet between Marlborough and Hungerford the Angling Trust has written to Environment minister Richard Benyon calling for the chemical to be withdrawn from domestic use. It has been estimated that as little as half […]
What A Difference A Year makes
Fisheries Minister with participants at the National Fishing Month feature, pic curtesey of Kevin Milner This time last year, the CLA Game Fair had been cancelled and the National Fishing Month (NFM) launch event had to be hurriedly rescheduled amidst the downpours with the help of the Angling Trust’s Martin Salter. Twelve months on and […]
Chicken Bags Record Catfish
Australian native and 2012 top female freshwater angler Benchawan Thiansungoen has landed a potential All-Tackle record chao phraya catfish (Pangasius sanitwongsei) while fishing Palm Tree Lagoon, Thailand. Benchawan’s fish ate a piece of chicken, and it took the experienced angler 30 minutes to subdue the 55.25 kg (121 lb 12 oz) fish. Once the fish was landed, […]
Angling Trust/Canal and Rivers Trust Stillwater Championship Round 5
27 competitors took part in the fifth Angling Trust & Canal and Rivers Trust Stillwater Championship qualifier at Blythe Waters, Northamptonshire on Saturday 20th July 2013 with everyone enjoying some outstanding sport with over 500 kg being taken to the scales.Thanks to a change in the weather, it was an overcast day with a ripple […]
Angling Trust Team Hails Breakthrough Over Cormorant Problem
Anglers and fishery managers have today welcomed the decision by the Natural Environment and Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to replace the current bureaucratic and wholly inadequate system of licensing the control of cormorants with a new catchment-based approach which will allow for predator control based on local needs rather than arbitrary national limits. The […]
Saving The Seabed May Not Cost The Earth After All
A government decision to slash 75 per cent of a proposed network of marine conservation zones (MCZs) intended to save seabeds and estuaries in England from being damaged by commercial and recreational activities, has been criticised by professional fishery managers. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is proposing to go ahead with […]
Fosters To Build New Fisheries Where You Can Try Before You Buy
Birmingham fishing tackle outlet Fosters of Birmingham is planning a series of new day ticket lakes which will include tackle shops on site, offering anglers the chance to ‘try before they buy’ when it comes to major tackle purchases. Bosses are looking at two sites on the outskirts of the city which will include match […]
Huge Decline In Youngsters Taking Up Angling
John Bailey, author and presenter of the book and the TV series ‘Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree’ appeared on BBC1 Sunday 14th July to talk about the decline in youngsters getting involved in the sport of fishing. It’s a subject that’s close to our hearts as we continue our own national talent search […]
Angling Trust Provide Police With Guidance On Poaching and Fish Theft
The Angling Trust continues to take a proactive stance in dealing with poaching and fish theft, two issues which are of great concern to anglers. Unfortunately there has been confusion amongst the law enforcement agencies and the public regarding their responsibilities, who anglers should contact and how the reporting and enforcement system works. To address […]
Sport England Gives £5,000 Grant to Get More to Go Fishing in Northants
A grant of £5,000 has been won by the Angling Trust’s Northants Angling Action Group from Sport England’s Small Grant scheme. The money will pay to recruit 15 new angling coaches attached to fishing clubs who will deliver coaching programmes to encourage more people into the sport.AT’s regional development manager James Roche said: “This Sport England […]
Take A friend Fishing In National Fishing Month
Why don’t you TAKE A FRIEND FISHING during National Fishing Month (NFM) and follow thousands of parents, grandparents and friends who enjoy quality time together at the waterside over the summer holidays? It’s a hugely enjoyable way to strengthen relationships, and it often leads to lasting participation in angling. To take a family member […]
Pollution Blights the Upper Kennet
Almost total wipe out of aquatic invertebrates between Marlborough & Hungerford A serious pesticide pollution has hit the upper River Kennet this week resulting in an almost total wipe out of the aquatic invertebrates in much of a 15 km stretch downstream from Marlborough to Hungerford.As yet fish populations remain unscathed but there are concerns that […]
Do you want to fish for England – 2013/14
Angling Trust England Talent Pathway Launched The Angling Trust is now inviting applications from talented young game and coarse anglers for the 2013/14 England Talent Pathway programme. Screening events in game and coarse angling have been planned throughout the country providing opportunities in the North, Midlands and Southern regions for young anglers aged 13-17 to showcase […]
